The framework for developing nursing specialist roles in the health care system of Iran

Nurses constitute the largest proportion of workforce in health care systems and play significant roles in health care delivery. Their traditional role is dependent task performance. In this role, they need to perform their roles and practice their skills based on the biomedical care model, that is, in response to physicians ’ orders (Katzman& Roberts, 1988). However, the scope of nursing practice has also broadened and currently includes specialist roles due to the increasing importance of quality care delivery, changes in disease trends, increasing burden of chronic illnesses, the growth of aging population, and advances in diagnostic, therapeutic, and care-related techniques (Jokiniemi, Haatainen, Meretoja,& Pietila, 2015).

Source: Nursing Outlook - June 25, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Alireza Irajpour, Parvaneh Khorasani, Maryam Bagheri, Azam Eshaghian, Elaheh Sadat Ziaee, Zahra Saberi, Atefeh Afshari Source Type: research